| Title | Oz Clarke’s Story of Wine: 8000 Years, 100 Bottles |
| Author | Oz Clarke |
| Publisher | Pavilion Books (HarperCollins) |
| Date | November, 2023 |
| ISBN | 978-0008621490 (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 342 |
| Excerpts | Google Books Google Play (Audio Book, read by Oz Clarke) |
| Synopsis | Uncork a whole new take on the fascinating story of wine, captivatingly told by everyone’s favourite wine expert Oz Clarke. This fully updated edition takes us through the riveting twists and turns of the history of winemaking all the way to the very latest trials and innovations of the present day… |
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A great read and even better listen (read by the author).
About the Author
Oz Clarke is one of the world’s leading wine experts, whose formidable reputation is based on his extensive wine knowledge and accessible, no-nonsense approach.
Oz (Robert Owen) Clarke (1949) grew up near Canterbury, studied Theology and Psychology at Oxford (Pembroke College) where he joined the Oxford Wine Circle (OUWC) and became the youngest British Wine Taster of the Year in 1973.
- Varsity Blues: Oz Clarke on His Initiation into Wine – Wine Searcher
He started his career as an actor (e.g. 4th hood in Superman) and singer (Peron in Evita), which he continued to do until the late 1980s.
In 1984, his first weekly columns about wine appeared in the Sunday Express, followed by a impressive list of publications, starting with The Essential Wine Book (1985), the Websters Wine Price Guide (1986), re-branded as Oz Clarke’s Wine Buying Guide, Oz Clarke’s Wine Factfinder and Taste Guide (1989), Oz Clarke’s New Encyclopedia of French Wines (1990), Oz Clarke’s Pocket Wine Guide (1998), Wine Advisor and many more. For a selected bibliography (with list of honours and awards), see
Besides writing he also started his appearance as television host for the BBC show Food & Drink (see below).
For a short biography in his own words, see
Podcasts
For some interesting conversations,
- The Drinking Hour podcast: Oz Clarke on his Story of Wine – Club Oenologique, 19 Feb 2024
- Great Wine Lives: Oz Clarke – The Wine Conversation, 2022
- The Oz Clarke EXCLUSIVE! – The Wine Blast, 2021
- The Choir – The Choral Interview – BBC Radio 3, 2017
- I’ll Drink to That 239: Oz Clarke – 2015
Interviews
A selection (there are many)
- The Oz Clarke Interview – by Adam Lechner, 2014
- Drinking with Oz Clarke – by Kerstin Rodgers, 2019
Social Media
About the Book
In 105 chapters, one or two pages each, Oz Clarke tells his story of wine from where did it all start (6000 BC) to global warming (2022). For an impression
Oz Clarke’s Story of Wine is a revised an updated edition from The History of Wine in 100 Bottles, published in 2015
Book Reviews
- A sweep of history, and a wealth of knowledge, in a revamped classic – by Raymond Blake, The World of Fine Wine July 3, 2024
- Book Review: Oz Clarke’s History of Wine in 100 Bottles – by Mike Veseth, The Wine Economist, 2015
Food & Drink
Oz Clarke started his career as “wine man” on the BBC Food & Drink television show. For the impact of the show on the British audience, read
- WWC23 – Oz Clarke, by Iain Moss – 2023
- BBC Radio 4 ‘The Food Programme’ – Oz Clarke: A Life Through Wine – 2021
- Performing Artists, Celebrity Chefs and Wine experts
Big Wine Adventure
- Oz and James’s Big Wine Adventure (2006-2009) – Wikipedia
- Oz & James’s Big Wine Adventure – IMDB
- Oz & James Drink to Britain – IMDB
- Oz and James Drink to Britain – ozclarke.com
Let Me Tell You About Wine
New World
- Oz Clarke – The man who sold the New World (Decanter 2021)
English Wine
- Oz Clarke: Forget Champagne, English wine should gun for Burgundy – 2020
- English Wine: From still to sparkling: The NEWEST New World wine country, 2022
Drink to Music
Three Wine Men
Three Wine Men are three great mates who love wine and want to share it with the world! You will know them from the tv – Oz Clarke (the one who managed to get James May to move from beer to wine), Tim Atkin MW (recently named the 5th most influential wine expert in the world) and Olly Smith (aka Jolly Olly from BBC’s Saturday Kitchen).